Foreign Policy

President Donald Trump announced sanctions Monday aimed at restraining the Turks’ assault against Kurdish fighters and civilians in Syria – an assault Turkey began after Trump announced he was moving U.S. troops out of the way, […]

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The Turkish assault on north-east Syria is a disaster for the region, according to the new Saudi Arabian ambassador to the UK, Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, The Guardian informs. The ambassador […]

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The U.S. military is deploying 2,000 additional troops, three new antimissile systems, two squadrons of jet fighters and other equipment to Saudi Arabia in an accelerating U.S. buildup meant to counter Iranian hostilities in the […]

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Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards on Sunday to develop more advanced and modern weapons, amid increasingly tense disputes with the United States and Gulf Arab states, Reuters reported. Tensions in […]

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Washington is trying to stonewall the United Nations’ work not only by creating visa hurdles for delegations’ members but also by ignoring its commitments on contributions to the organization’s budget, the Russian Foreign Ministry said […]

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President Donald Trump on late Saturday explained his decision to remove U.S. forces from northern Syria ahead of a Turkish military operation, saying “it’s time” to bring the troops home. “We have to bring our […]

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U.S. Special Forces troops that are still stationed in Syria were under artillery fire from Turkey late Friday as the country began an offensive against Kurdish armed groups. “U.S. troops in the vicinity of Kobani […]

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American and Chinese officials met for the 13th round of trade negotiations on Thursday amid growing expectations of a limited deal that could ease tensions and address some of President Donald Trump’s concerns about China’s […]

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North Korea warned on Thursday that it could eventually end a freeze in long-range missile testing as it criticized a call by U.N. Security Council members for it to give up its nuclear weapons and […]

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that China’s treatment of Muslims, including the Uighurs, in western China was an “enormous human rights violation” and Washington will continue to raise the issue, Reuters writes. […]

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Iran launched unannounced drills Wednesday near its border with Turkey as Tehran warned its neighbor not to move forward with its military operation in northern Syria and Russia criticized Washington for setting up a potentially […]

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Syria’s territorial integrity must be preserved, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday, as Turkish forces prepare to enter the country, Reuters informs. U.S. actions in the region are contradictory and Russia is urging […]

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Iran’s nuclear chief said the country will start using 30 advanced centrifuges for enriching uranium, again violating terms of the 2015 nuclear deal and ramping up pressure on Europe to save the accord, Fox News […]

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European members of the UN Security Council called for the strict enforcement of international sanctions against North Korea, after a closed-door meeting prompted by Pyongyang’s latest missile test, Channel News Asia informed. “International sanctions must […]

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Washington will have to consider big concessions before a nuclear deal between the U.S. and North Korea can be reached, one professor told CNBC. This follows recent working-level talks between the U.S. and North Korea, which […]

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President Donald Trump threw Middle East policy into turmoil on Monday with a series of conflicting signals after his vow to withdraw American forces from the region touched off an uprising among congressional Republicans and […]

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